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Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
Shri Nitin Gadkari inaugurates and lays foundation stones for 2 National highways projects worth Rs 1,791.46 crore in Dhule,Maharashtra
Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Shri Nitin Gadkari inaugurated and laid foundation stones for 2 National highways projects worth Rs 1,791.46 crore in Dhule, Maharashtra. Speaking on the occasion he said these projects will give impetus to the economic development of Dhule and Nandurbar districts as well as provide new employment opportunities in the region.
Shri Gadkari said these road projects will be useful in streamlining the transportation of agricultural produce in Dhule district, which is famous for its pepper production. He said planned under Bharatmala scheme these projects will provide modern and high quality roads to Dhule-Nandurbar districts and will further strengthen the connectivity of Maharashtra with Gujarat, Karnataka and other states. This will help in reducing the traffic congestion in Dhule and Chalisgaon, he added.
The Minister said these road projects will make it easier for the citizens to reach the tourist attractions like Brass Cave-Caves and Gautala Sanctuary,the world famous Ajanta Caves and Daulatabad Fort as well as Chalisgaon Railway Station will be easily accessible. He said it will be easy to reach religious places in Dhule as well as Aurangabad district .He said the Shewali-Nandurbar road project will be useful for the development of tribal areas in the region.
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Union Ministers Shri Parshotham Rupala and Dr. L Murugan attend various events in Thrissur as part of 'Sagar Parikrama' Programme
Thrissur: June 10, 2023
As part of the 7th phase of the unique central initiative "Sagar Parikrama", the Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Shri Parshotham Rupala and Minister of State Dr L. Murugan attended various events in Thrissur today.
Today morning in Thrissur, the Union Ministers interacted with representatives of the coastal region in a function held at the SN Auditorium in Nattika. They received petitions from those working in the fisheries sector. Then they attended and addressed the Sagar Parikrama-'Theera Sadas' programme at the TSGA Indoor Stadium in Thriprayar.
Union Fisheries Department OSD, Dr Abhilaksh Likhi said on the occasion that the Government of India was committed to the welfare and development of small fishermen in Kerala under the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana. He said that they were making sure that the livelihood of the fishermen was protected and all necessary steps would be taken for addressing the grievances. He pointed out that under the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana, Kerala had been allocated Rs 372 crores for 5 years and several schemes had been launched to ensure the welfare of fishermen.
He also said that the foundation stone of the Cochin Fishing Harbour which was being built at a cost of Rs 169 crores, will be laid tomorrow. He also said that Rs 161 crore was allocated under the Fisheries Development Fund for the remaining construction works of Arthunkal Fishing Harbor in Kerala.
As part of the Sagar Parikrama programme, the team led by the Union Ministers will participate in various programs in Kochi today.
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Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
National Youth Festival
The Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports organizes the National Youth Festival every year on the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda from 12th to 16th January. The Hon’ble Prime Minister shared the idea of youth becoming the voice of India in his ‘Mann ki Baat’ on 31st December, 2017 and also reiterated his desire to organise the Youth Parliament in his address during inauguration of the 22nd National Youth Festival on 12th January, 2018. Accordingly, in the year 2019, the National Youth Festival was merged with National Youth Parliament Festival and was organised from 12th January to 27thFebruary, 2019 with an objective to hear the voice of youth, to encourage the youth to engage with public issues, understand the common man’s point of view, form opinion and express it in an articulate manner and to develop and enhance decision making abilities. The National Youth Parliament Festival was inaugurated by the then Hon’ble MoS Col. Rajyavardhan Rathore  on 12th January, 2019. The festival was conducted at National, State and District level wherein about 88,000 youths were heard through walk in and digital screening. 56 finalists were heard by a panel of eminent jury members in final round held on 26th February, 2019 at Dr. B. R. Ambedkar International Centre, New Delhi in presence of Minister  and other dignitaries.
Hon’ble Prime Minister conferred the Award to the 3 winners of the National Youth Parliament Festival on 27th February, 2019 at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi.
The National Youth Award which is conferred by this Ministry on 12th January every year is to be conferred on 12th August, 2019 i.e. on International Youth Day, this year since these could not be awarded on 12th January.
This Information was given by the Minister of State  Shri Kiren Rijiju in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
First International SME Convention concludes Digital Trade Desk to be set-up by Ministry of MSME
Dr. Arun Kumar Panda, Secretary MSME presenting “friend of India” plaque to delegate from Malawi
The first International SME Convention organised by Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises concluded in New Delhi on 24th April. 160 SMEs from 39 countries participated in the three day event where issues of international best practices on SME development and cooperation, global business opportunities for SMEs, problems faced by women entrepreneurs were discussed. Poland, with 15 SMEs, had the largest delegation, followed by Uzbekistan with 8 SMEs and Ghana with seven. Four hundred SMEs from India also participated.
23 agreements were signed between SMEs of India and SMEs of UK, Russia, Uzbekistan, Poland, Bhutan, Austria, Czech Republic, Cameroon and Sri Lanka. These agreements are in 12 sectors: food processing, agriculture, textiles, defence, ammunition, waste management, dairy products, coal, jewellery, health care and education. Four foreign SMEs have also signed expression of interest for entering into joint ventures with Government of India.
In his address during the Valedictory function the Secretary M/o MSME Dr. Arun Kumar Panda said that the ministry has planned to set up a Digital Trade Desk aimed at furthering more collaborations between SMEs of India and other countries and for exchange of data. He also said that another mega international event is being planned in a few months. He also said that going by the success of the Convention it is planned to make it an annual feature with 79 countries already showing interest to participate in the next Convention.
Ministry of Agriculture &
Farmers Welfare
Cabinet approves signing of MoU between India and Chile for cooperation in the field of Agriculture and Allied Sectors
The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has approved the signing of Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of the Republic of India and the Government of the Republic of Chile for cooperation in the field of Agriculture and Allied sectors.
The MoU provides for cooperation in the field of agriculture and allied sectors. The main areas of cooperation envisaged are Agricultural policies for development of modern agriculture, Organic agriculture to facilitate the bilateral trade of organic products, as well as promote the exchange of policies aimed to develop organic production in both countries, Science and innovation to explore partnerships to promote innovation in the agricultural sector among Indian Institutes and Chilean institutes as well as collaborate to confront common challenges.
Under the MoU, a Chile-India Agricultural Working Group will be constituted which will be responsible for the supervision, review and assessment of the implementation of this MoU as well as for establishing frequent communication and coordination.
The meetings of the Agricultural Working Group will be held once a year alternatively in Chile and India. The MoU shall enter into force upon its signature and shall remain in force for a period of five years from the date of execution after which it shall be automatically renewed for a further period of 5 years.
Ministry of Defence
Prime Minister to Formally Handover DRDO Designed and Developed Advanced Electronic Warfare Suite ‘Shakti’ for Indian Naval Ships to Chief of Naval Staff
Advanced Electronic Warfare  System ‘Shakti’ has been designed and developed by Defence Electronics Research Laboratory  Hyderabad a laboratory of Defence Research and Development Organisation  for Capital Warships of the Indian Navy for the interception, detection, classification, identification and jamming of conventional and modern Radars. The Shakti EW system will provide an electronic layer of defence against modern radars and anti-ship missiles to ensure electronic dominance and survivability in the maritime battlefield. This system will replace the earlier generation EW Systems of the Indian Navy.
The system has been integrated with the wideband Electronic Support Measures  and Electronic Counter Measure  for the defence of Indian Navy Ships against missile attacks. The ESM of the system helps in finding accurate direction and interception of modern radars. The system has a built-in radar fingerprinting and data recording replay feature for post-mission analysis.
First Shakti system has been installed on-board INS Visakhapatnam and is being installed on-board Indigenous Aircraft Carrier, INS Vikrant. Twelve Shakti Systems are under production at Bharat Electronics Ltd  supported by more than fifty MSMEs at a total cost of Rs 1805 Crores. These systems are scheduled to be installed on-board capital warships under production, including P-15B, P-17A and Talwar class follow-on ships.
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will formally hand over this system to the Indian Navy at a ceremony to be held as part of Rashtra Raksha Samarpan Parv at Jhansi on 19 Nov 2021.
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh congratulated DRDO, Indian Navy and Industry Partners for the development of the Shakti EW System. He said that this will enhance the capabilities of the Indian Navy and termed it as a major milestone towards Atmanirbhar Bharat in areas of advanced defence technologies.
Secretary DDR&D and Chairman DRDO, Dr G Satheesh Reddy has congratulated the teams associated with the development of the Shakti EW System and said that the system will further augment the Navy’s Electronic Intelligence capability.
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Mahakavi Subramania Bharathi is a universal poet : Pondicherry University Vice Chancellor Prof. Gurmeet Singh tributes Subramania Bharathi Chair Inaugural & One Day National Seminar on “Life and Writings of Bharathi”
Chennai, March 31, 2023
The inaugural ceremony was presided over by the Vice-Chancellor of Pondicherry University, Prof. Gurmeet Singh. The Programme Co-ordinator, Chair of Subramania Bharathi, Dr. B. Ravikumar delivered the welcome address. Prof. G.Chandrika, Dean, Subramania Bharathi School of Tamil and Prof. Y.Manikandan, Head of Tamil Department from University of Madras felicitated the inaugural function. Mr. Gnanarajasekaran I.A.S. who directed the feature film ‘Bharathi’ delivered the keynote address. Mr. Bharathi Krishnakumar, eminent scholar and director addressed the gathering.
The Vice-Chancellor, in his presidential address said, “Mahakavi Bharathi became a universal poet by the age of thirty-nine through his life and writings. The aim of this chair should be to translate Bharathi's works in many languages. It is appropriate that the Chair of Subramania Bharathi was given to Dr. B. Ravikumar, who is meticulously working in Bharathi Studies.” And he added on “Regardless, at the age of the eighty-seven, the participation of Dr. A. Pandurangan, former HoD, School of Tamil adds pride to this event". Mr. Gnanarajasekaran I.A.S., in his keynote address said, “Bringing Bharathi to the contemporary tamil society is s challenge. However, despite all obstacles, Bharathi has a multi-faceted vision of publishing, research and screen” he marveled. Writer Mr. Bharathi Krishnakumar emphasized that “Bharthi is not praised with a worship attitude but Bharathi is an ideology needed for all generations.”
Following the inaugural function, the National Seminar was held in two sessions. In the first session, Poet R. Pacchiappan, Dr. R. Murugan, Dr. R.Srividhya presented their papers. Dr. M.Karunanidhi, Dr. K.Palanivelu, Dr. B. Kalpana and Dr. T.K. Ravichandiran presented their papers during the second session. At the Valedictory, Vanavil K. Ravi felicitated. Prof. S. Balusamy, former professor, MCC addressed that “The well known Poland philosopher Heinrich Po Slavonski would have been amazed if he had read Bharathi's works, and he further added Bharathi's writings and thoughts embrace the universal consciousness."
Dr. V. Dhanalakshmi, Associate Professor, School of Tamil delivered the vote of thanks. University professors, Ph.D. Scholars, Students from various department and Tamil Scholars participated in the event.
Prime Minister's Office
PM continues to receive congratulatory messages from world leaders
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi continued to receive congratulatory messages today from leaders across the world. These included telephone calls from H.E. Maithripala Sirisena, President of Sri Lanka; H.M. Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the King of Saudi Arabia; H.E. Donald Trump, President of the United States; and H.E. Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’, former Prime Minister of Nepal.
Warmly felicitating the Prime Minister, President Sirisena noted the enhanced engagements between the two neighbours and expressed his desire to further deepen the ties between the two countries. The Prime Minister thanked the President of Sri Lanka and expressed his readiness to work even more closely for the benefit of the people of the two countries and the region.
Sincerely thanking the King of Saudi Arabia for his warm felicitations and good wishes for the progress and prosperity of the people of India under the leadership of Prime Minister Modi, the Prime Minister conveyed his appreciation for the guidance of His Majesty to the bilateral relations between India and Saudi Arabia.
President Trump congratulated the Prime Minister on the unprecedented electoral victory. The two leaders agreed to meet at the forthcoming G-20 Summit in Osaka, Japan, to discuss bilateral relations and global matters. They also agreed to work together for further enhancing the close and strategic partnership between the two countries.
Election Commission
Meghalaya goes to polls in Phase 1 on 11th April
9 Candidates in the fray for Shillong & Tura Lok Sabha seats
3,167 polling stations set up for smooth conduct of elections
Meghalaya goes to polls in the 1st Phase of General Elections-2019. Voting to take place for two Parliamentary Constituencies of Shillong & Tura on 11th April.
Total number of voters in the state is 1892716. These include 936579 males and 956137 females.
Nine candidates, including one woman, will be contesting for 2 Lok Sabha seats.
There will be 3,167 Polling Stations spread over the entire State.
Ministry of Science & Technology
CSIR leveraging technology development by forging synergistic partnership with the Japanese Universities and R&D Organizations
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research  has been making endeavours to forge synergistic partnership with the Japanese Universities and Research & Development  organizations to leverage technology development in cutting edge domains. The partnership with the Hiroshima University has started bearing fruits. The technology areas for cooperation include electronics, robotics, mechatronics, advanced manufacturing, environment and intelligent transportation.
Director General, CSIR, Dr. Girish Sahni, with President, Hiroshima University held the 1st meeting of International Linkage Degree Program  on January17-18, 2018 in Hiroshima, Japan. Senior representatives of other partnering Institutes namely IIT-D, IIT-B, IIM-A, BITS-Pilani, IIEST-Sibpur also participated in the meeting to promote student/researchers exchanges and R&D partnership.
Indian Ambassador in Japan Mr. Sujan Chinoy and Dr. Girish Sahni, Director General, CSIR delivered special addresses at the event, alongside Governor of Hiroshima prefecture.
DG, CSIR, Dr. Sahni, has led the CSIR delegation to Japan to vitalise CSIR's ongoing partnership with Japanese National Institute of Advanced Science & Technology  in Tsukuba. CSIR in collaboration with AIST, Japan is in the process of setting up a unique low cost semiconductor device fabrication scheme – Minimal Fab, which will not require setting up of costly clean room and chip fabrication facility. CSIR, with this facility, will be creating an avenue for Electronics System Design Manufacturing  sector industries to fabricate semiconductor chips meeting the demand of IOT devices in India and abroad.
CSIR delegation also held bilateral meetings with University of Tokyo and RIKEN Brain Science Institute to build R&D cooperation in the areas of mutual interest, aimed at translational research.
In recent times, CSIR has accelerated its efforts for translational research addressed at unmet needs with strong stakeholder and people connect. In doing so, seamless and synergistic partnership with international R&D organizations of eminence is of prime importance for CSIR to leverage its technology development efforts. In this march of CSIR, Japan has emerged as one of the major country for desired partnerships.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Update on Covid Relief Aid
Worldwide Help being Viably Apportioned and Expeditiously Conveyed by Government of India to Tertiary Care Institutions across States and UTs for COVID management
9200 Oxygen Concentrators; 5243 Oxygen Cylinders; 19 Oxygen Generation Plants; 5913 ventilators/Bi PAP; ~3.44L Remdesivir vials delivered/ dispatched so far
Government of India is receiving international donations and aid of COVID-19 relief medical supplies and equipment since 27 April 2021 from different countries/organisations to augment its efforts in fighting the unprecedented surge in COVID in the country. Various Ministries/Departments of Government of India have seamlessly collaborated through a streamlined and systematic mechanism under the “Whole of Government” approach, for expeditiously delivering the incoming global aid to States and UTs.
Cumulatively, 9200 Oxygen Concentrators; 5243 Oxygen Cylinders; 19 Oxygen Generation Plants; 5913 ventilators/Bi PAP; ~3.44L Remdesivir vials delivered/ dispatched through road and air, from 27th April 2021 to 10th May 2021.
Major consignments received on 10th May 2021 from UAE, Israel, USA, Netherland include:
- Ventilators/BiPAP/CPAP 
- Oxygen Concentrators 
- Favipiravir - 12600 strips 
The process of effective immediate allocation, and streamlined delivery to the recipient states/UTs and institutions is being comprehensively monitoring this on a regular basis by the Union Health Ministry. A dedicated Coordination Cell has been created in the Union Health Ministry to coordinate the receipt and allocation of foreign COVID relief material as grants, aid and donations. This Cell started functioning from 26th April 2021. A Standard Operating Procedure has been framed and implemented by the Health Ministry since 2nd May, 2021.
Photo 1. Oxygen Generator from UK capable of an output of 500 Litres per Minute was dispatched last night from Delhi to Chirang, Assam, by rail.
Photo 2. Medical Relief from Kuwait comprising of 2 ISO Oxygen Tanks containing 40 metric tonnes of Liquid Oxygen, 200 Oxygen Cylinders and 4 high-flow Oxygen Concentrators was brought by INS Kolkata last evening to Mangalore Port, for distribution to various States.
Photo 3. Medical relief from Singapore consisting of 3600 oxygen cylinders was brought by INS Airavat last evening to Visakhapatnam port, for distribution to States.
Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
Sometimes animals behave more like humans and humans behave more like animals: Director Rodrigo Guerrero
Siete perros  screened under International Competition Category at IFFI 53
#IFFIWood, 22 November 2022
It was an article in the newspaper about a man in trouble with his apartment's neighbours regarding his pet dogs that spurred director Rodrigo Guerrero to make "Siete perros ". The director, while attending the "Table Talks" organised by PIB at the 53rd International Film Festival of India in Goa today, remarked that "sometimes animals behave more like humans and humans behave more like animals."
Director Rodrigo Guerrero at the IFFI “Table Talks”
The issues of loneliness and camaraderie in the contemporary urban environment, he noted, were the themes he sought to explore. A canine family becomes the catalyst for human connection in the film.
On being asked about the challenges of shooting with animals, the director remarked that it was surprisingly easy as long as the pets were in a controlled setup. He also went on to say that the lead actor and animals were incubated for a week before shooting to familiarise them with each other.
The 2021 film ‘Siete perros ’ directed by Rodrigo Guerrero screened at the 53rd IFFI, Goa, has been nominated for the coveted Golden Peacock under the International Competition Category. The film is the Argentinian Director’s fourth feature. With a runtime of just over 80 minutes, it explores the bond between a man and his pets.
Still from ‘Siete perros’
15 films will be competing for the coveted Golden Peacock at the 53rd edition of the International Film Festival of India.
Cast and Credits:
Director: Rodrigo Guerrero
Producer: Rodrigo Guerrero
Screenplay: Paula Lussi
DOP: Gustavo Tejeda
Editor: Delfina Castagnino, Suana Leunda
Cast: Luis Machín, Maximiliano Bini, Natalia Di Cienzo, Paula Lussi, Eva Bianco, Paula Hertzog
Synopsis:
Ernesto lives with his seven dogs in an apartment building in the city of Córdoba, Argentina. His lonely daily routine revolves around his pets’ needs, his health problems and his money problems. His neighbours arrange a mediation hearing and urge him to take his pets out of the apartment. Ernesto does not want to live without his dogs, and he cannot afford to move elsewhere.
Director’s Bio:
Rodrigo Guerrero  studied Film and Television from the National University of Cordoba. He also has a Masters in creating Audio-visual Screenplays from the International University in La Rioja, Spain. He made his debut with ‘El invierno de los raros’  and followed it up with, ‘El tercero’  and ‘Venezia’ .
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